Earlier, it was rumored that Apple would assemble the iPhone in India, but it has not been confirmed by Apple. However, according to reports, Apple recently admitted that its second-generation iPhone SE is now being produced in India for local demand.
According to the “Times of India” report, Apple issued a statement stating that the second-generation iPhone SE is currently being assembled in India to supply domestic orders. The new second-generation iPhone SE is assembled by Wistron at its factory in Bangalore, which currently also produces iPhone 7 models.
At present, Apple’s second-generation iPhone SE models sold in India are all made in China, and it is currently unknown when the Indian-made batch will be launched on the market. However, it is believed that the iPhone production chain moved to India is due to issues such as tensions in Sino-US and Sino-Indian relations and increased tariffs. At the same time, the Indian government has also introduced policies to assist the manufacturing industry in India, which has become a boost for Apple’s production chain to move to India. Tarun Pathak, deputy director of Counterpoint Research, a market research company, pointed out that producing iPhones in India has a cost advantage and can save 20% of import duties.
Recently, there have been news reports that Foxconn, Apple’s largest partner manufacturer, has also set up factories in India to assemble iPhone 11 and iPhone XR models. It was also reported last week that Wistron might start assembling iPhone 12 models in India in 2021. It is believed that in the future, more Apple cooperating manufacturers may transfer their production chains to India or Vietnam to avoid being affected by Sino-US relations. drag.
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